diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Functions/FunctionDeclarationSniff.php b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Functions/FunctionDeclarationSniff.php
index 8a39744184..c93dc80157 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Functions/FunctionDeclarationSniff.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Functions/FunctionDeclarationSniff.php
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ public function processMultiLineDeclaration(PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $st
                 } else if ($tokens[$i]['line'] !== $tokens[($i + 1)]['line']) {
                     // This is an empty line, so don't check the indent.
                     $foundIndent = $expectedIndent;
+
+                    $error = 'Blank lines are not allowed in a multi-line function declaration';
+                    $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $i, 'EmptyLine');
+                    if ($fix === true) {
+                        $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($i, '');
+                    }
                 } else {
                     $foundIndent = strlen($tokens[$i]['content']);
                 }
diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
index 870b3252c7..239ad18f67 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ function foo(
 
 function foo(
     $param1,
-
     $param2,
-
     $param3,
 ) : SomeClass {
 }
diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
index ad33f2c208..943b94917e 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/PEAR/Tests/Functions/FunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public function getErrorList()
                 171 => 1,
                 173 => 1,
                 201 => 1,
+                206 => 1,
+                208 => 1,
                );
 
     }//end getErrorList()
diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Functions/MultiLineFunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Functions/MultiLineFunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
index 9c515b2d75..bcb05f3add 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Functions/MultiLineFunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Functions/MultiLineFunctionDeclarationUnitTest.php
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public function getErrorList($testFile='MultiLineFunctionDeclarationUnitTest.inc
                        137 => 1,
                        141 => 2,
                        142 => 1,
+                       158 => 1,
+                       160 => 1,
                       );
         } else {
             $errors = array(
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index feaa0f5d97..84c884d1b1 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  <license uri="https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt">BSD 3-Clause License</license>
  <notes>
   - The PHP-supplied T_COALESCE_EQUAL token has been replicated for PHP versions before 7.2
+  - PEAR.Functions.FunctionDeclaration now reports an error for blank lines found inside a function declaration
   - PEAR.Functions.FunctionDeclaration no longer reports indent errors for blank lines in a function declaration
   - Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration no longer reports errors for blank lines in a function declaration
     -- It would previously report that only one argument is allowed per line
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
   - Fixed bug #1349 : Squiz.Strings.DoubleQuoteUsage.NotRequired message is badly formatted when string contains a CR newline char
     -- Thanks to Algirdas Gurevicius for the patch
   - Fixed bug #1350 : Invalid Squiz.Formatting.OperatorBracket error when using namespaces
+  - Fixed bug #1369 : Empty line in multi-line function declaration cause infinite loop
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir name="/">